Back in China
March 22nd, 2008
Sorry it took so long to write, we were having technical difficulties. I kept notes on what has been happening. We arrived on Mon. March 10 and were picked up at the airport. There are many differences between Shen Zhen (where we went last year) and Qing Dao. First it is like a ghost town here, not many people but it is growing with many huge buildings being built. The hospital is beautiful and new. There is no spitting allowed which is fantastic for us with germ phobias. We have a private elevator so no more packing in like sardines. I have seen 3 dogs and a bird but still no blue sky or sun. It is winter here but feels like our spring. JC is always wearing shorts and everyone stares because they are wearing big jackets and scarves. The staff are very friendly but figured out my secret pretty fast. They asked why my eyebrows were not blond, I told them I color them with an eye pencil (just joking).
There is not much to do around Qing Dao unless you go into town by taxi 1 hour away, so we walk 1/2 hour to the little shopping mall everyday to get out. When we first went to the store we were on the hunt for some food. There is a grocery section and for those of you who know me this task is stressful for me even in Canada. I don’t like to cook and can’t cook, so I walk into any grocery store confused but here it is a nightmare. My head is spinning, finding it hard to breath, turtles over there (not the kind I love that come in a box with chocolate and pecans), pieces of chicken hanging without bags waiting for people to touch them, spreading salmonella EVERYWHERE, I have to get out of here but wait I see a sign that says “imported food”. I rush over hoping that there will be something that looks familiar and eatable when there it is, things go a little dark around me and what appears to be a guiding light shines down on a large can of hunts tomato sauce, we are saved and I think to myself we will make it here in China after all.
We bring our finds back to the kitchen of the hospital a place that I generally try to stay out of at home. I am excited I start to boil some water for the noodles and look for a can opener for my sauce. I can’t find anything so I go to ask the hospital staff, a man who can’t speak english comes with me and I demonstrate opening the can. He understands, he reaches around looking, then pulls out this huge meat cleaver and hands it to me. I look at him and figure he doesn’t understand then he takes the knife back lifting it high over his head then slices into the can, his fingers just next to the blade, I can’t believe he is opening it like this. The whole time I just keep thinking his fingers are going to be chopped off right in front of me. I am so desperate for that spagetti so all I’m worried about is that his fingers don’t fall into the can. It all works out, no blood, he rolls the metal back with a chop stick and JC and I have a wonderful spaghetti dinner. Tomorrow we will buy a can opener. He starts physio tomorrow.
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1. Nick | March 23rd, 2008 at 11:05 pm
Well hello our new Canadian friends,
This is Vicki, Nick’s mom, from USA. I saw that can you talked about and upon seeing how it had been opened (the big X) I bought a can opener from RT Mart and put it in the basket in the kitchen on the counter. Hope you found it! Just don’t burn the kitchen down like I almost did. ha
It was a pleasure to meet you and JC, just sorry we didn’t get to spend more time together (we were scheduled to leave soon atter you two arrived). Keep telling people about the miracles JC continues to experience as a result of stem cells treatment .Nicholas continues to improve as a result of stem cells and we will continue to yell it from the roof tops in hopes that this truth will overcome the politics that keep this miraculous treatment out of the USA. Let’s continue to rally to get this treatment in our countries so that others may experience a greater and improved degree of living. Results can not be denied! Nicholas now has movement in his feet, which he did NOT have before China.
Our best to JC as he continues to experience miraculous improvements!
Vicki Jones (USA)
2. Louise Wells | March 26th, 2008 at 7:39 am
Great to read your blog. I can picture the food (memories)
Keep up the good work J C. You will be back home before you know it.
Thinking of you every day.
Louise & Clarence Wells
3. Donna Pitre | March 27th, 2008 at 2:20 am
Hope both of you are well. Thinking of you and praying for successfull stem cell injections.
4. syenna | March 27th, 2008 at 5:38 am
hi guys what you doing having fun our BORD is it like the last trip to CHINA or better is the food animals there again or not MY TEACHERS SAID IF YOU ARE DOING THE BLOG BUT I SAID NO I NEVER NEW THAT YOU WERE DOING IT IM GOING TO SAY THAT YOU ARE. im not going to wach BIG BROTHER because islep in the car and was tired we got home i woke up i was KRANKY grama asked me to pick Gabes bookbage up i was on the opeset sideof it so istill just woke up so i didnt wont to i was to tiered so iwanted to go to bed so inever she was mad so thats why im nt aloud but offly i can you know your friend rene and gram they are coming over she wots to borrow a dress she just called at 6:24 ILOVE YOU SOSOSOosososososososososososossososososososososososososososososososososososososoossosososoososososoosososososososososososososososoosososososososososososososososososososososososososososososososososososoosososoososoososooosososososososososososososososossososoososososososaosososlososososososososososososos mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccchhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooovvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooLOVE SYENNA
5. Krista Hovey | March 27th, 2008 at 8:15 am
Hi Cher and JC! Well, once again you have us laughing out of our chairs with your China experiences! We are anxious to hear how the treatments are going, and are optimistic that JC will see great improvements again. Thinking of you and praying for you back in NB!
6. Sophie Pellicano | March 27th, 2008 at 10:44 am
I have been meaning to get in contact with both of you again, but, well, I guess I should not be coming up with excuses at this time…
All I can say is very busy. If you could please contact me by email I would really appreciate - just a few things I would like to say. On a more appropriate note, I wish JC all my best during his treatment and to you Cherie, stay strong as always. You have a very strong family and I know all of you will get through anything.
Take Care, Sophie
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